Congress Heights station

{{Short description|Washington Metro station}}

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| name = Congress Heights

| style = WMATA

| symbol = green

| symbol_location = washington

| image = Congress_heights.jpg

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| image_caption = Congress Heights station platform in July 2004

| address = 1290 Alabama Avenue SE

| borough = Washington, D.C.

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} Metrobus: 92, D51, V7, W1, W2, W3, W4

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| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| structure = Underground

| parking =

| bicycle = Capital Bikeshare, 10 racks and 12 lockers

| passengers = 1,103 daily{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=February 11, 2024}}

| pass_year = 2023

| pass_rank = 76 out of 98

| opened = {{start date and age|2001|01|13}}

| rebuilt =

| accessible = Yes

| code = F07

| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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Congress Heights station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station situated in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Opened on January 13, 2001, the station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Serving only the Green Line, it is positioned at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and 13th Street, beneath St. Elizabeths Hospital. Congress Heights marks the last station of the Green Line in the District of Columbia as it extends southeastward into Prince George's County.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995,{{Citation |last=Fehr |first=Stephen C. |title=After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line |date=September 23, 1995 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=B1}} and Congress Heights station officially opened on January 13, 2001.{{Citation |last=Layton |first=Lyndsey |title=All Metro doors now open; Five new Green Line stations complete 32-year project, but expansions continue |date=January 14, 2001 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A1}} Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} of rail southeast of Anacostia, as well as the opening of Branch Avenue, Suitland, Naylor Road, Southern Avenue.

Congress Heights is the closest metro station to the CareFirst Arena, home to the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.